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| ◇South Korea's U-20 women's national team, led by head coach Park Yoon-jung, roars after a 1-0 surprise victory with Park Soo-jung's first goal in the third group match of the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup against Germany in Bogota, Colombia on the 8th. AFP Yonhap News |
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| The scene of the third group match of the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup between South Korea and Germany in Bogota, Colombia, on the 8th. Bae Ye-bin is blocking Baum's breakthrough. EPA Yonhap News |
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Did Lee Dong-guk's volley shot in Busan in 2004 start from the moment he pierced Oliver Khan, the German gatekeeper. Germany, one of the world's strongest teams, is particularly weak when it comes to Korean soccer.
Germany lost 0-1 in the third Group D match of the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup against the South Korean U-20 national team at Metropolitano de Techo Stadium in Bogota, Colombia on the 8th (Korea time).
Germany, which was leading the group after defeating Venezuela (5-2) and Nigeria (3-1), finished the group stage with a 2-1 loss and six points due to the defeat against Korea. At the same time, they managed to stay at the top of the group by leading Nigeria by one goal in a point tie with second-place Venezuela 4-0.
The first place in Group D is against one of the third-place teams in B, E, and F in the round of 16, and the second place in Group D is against the first place in Group E in the round of 16. The first place in the group is inevitably advantageous to Japan, which is currently the first place in Group E. Japan is leading Group E by beating Austria by a margin with two wins. Germany almost faced Japan in the round of 16 due to its defeat against Korea.
The loss to Park Yoon-ho did not affect Germany's advance to the round of 16 at the top of the group as a result, but it is considered an unwelcome loss that could affect the team's atmosphere ahead of the tournament.
South Korea, which kept Park Soo-jung's first goal in the 22nd minute of the first half, made a miraculous advance to the round of 16 with one win, one draw and one loss and four points. In this competition, where 24 teams participated, four teams with the highest performance among the third-place teams in the group will get a ticket to the round of 16 as a wild card. Korea is currently the third-ranked team in the group. Argentina (1 point), ranked third in Group F, and Ghana (0 point), ranked third in Group E, cannot fall below fourth place even if they win the final match.
It is the first time in 10 years that South Korea has reached the round of 16 at the U-20 World Cup since the 2014 Canadian Games.
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| ◇Lee Dong-guk tries his signature volley shot in an A-match friendly match against Germany in Busan in December 2004. Yonhap News |
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| ◇Lee Dong-gook and his teammates in the national team are happy after scoring against Germany. Oliver Khan is seen blaming himself in front of the goal. Yonhap News |
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German soccer has recently shown a small appearance when it meets Korea at major international competitions. A representative example is the showdown in the third group stage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, which is called the 'Miracle of Kazan'. At that time, Germany suffered a shock of losing 0-2 by dedicating two goals to Kim Young-kwon Son Heung-min in additional time to Shin Tae-yong. Germany, which had one win and one loss in the previous two games, only won two games and gained three points, and suffered the humiliation of being eliminated at the bottom of the group after Sweden (6 points), Mexico (6 points), and Korea (3 points). The shock was even greater because he was the champion of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, the previous tournament.
In August 2023, the women's World Cup in Brisbane, Australia was also eliminated by South Korea. Germany, which needed to win the third match against South Korea by staying 1-1 in the group stage, donated the first goal to Cho So-hyun in the 6th minute of the first half and tied it 1-1 with Alexandra Pope's equalizer in the 42nd minute. Germany, which was able to advance to the round of 16 when it won, remained at four points and was eliminated from the group stage, falling behind Colombia and Morocco (more than six points). One point against Germany was the only point South Korea won in the tournament.
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| The third group qualifying match between South Korea and Germany for the 2018 World Cup in Russia was held at Kazan Arena in Russia on the afternoon of the 27th (Korea time). South Korea won 2-0. Players are cheering when Son Heung-min scored an additional goal. Kazan (Russia) = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2018.06.27/ |
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| The third group qualifying match between South Korea and Germany for the 2018 World Cup in Russia was held at Kazan Arena in Russia on the afternoon of the 27th (Korea time). South Korea won 2-0. Coach Shin Tae-yong and Son Heung-min are hugging each other. Kazan (Russia) = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2018.06.27/ |
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| ◇Cho So-hyun is happy to score the first goal in the third group match of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup against Germany in Brisbane, Australia, in August last year. Photo courtesy = Korea Football Association |
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Prior to that, Germany met South Korea in the second group stage match of the Rio Olympics in August 2016 and drew 3-3 after a slugfest. South Korea scored Hwang Hee-chan Son Heung-min and Seok Hyun-jun, and Germany's current Bayern Munich teammates Serge Navri (2 goals) and David Zelke scored. South Korea advanced to the tournament as No. 1 in the group with two wins, one draw and seven points in three games. Germany finished second in the group with five points. The fate of the tournament was mixed. Germany reached the final and lost to Brazil after a penalty shootout, winning a silver medal, and South Korea lost to Honduras 0-1 in the quarterfinals.
The all-time record of the men's A team between Korea and Germany is tight with two wins and two losses in four games. Including the men's U-20 and U-23 teams, they are rather ahead of South Korea with four wins, three draws and two losses in nine games. At the U-20 national team level, he has never lost with two wins and two draws. The women's A team has one draw and the U-20 team has one draw and two losses, so far they have not won.
yoonjinman@sportschosun.com
